Physician Profile
Lauren Destefano, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Destefano
Lauren Destefano, MD is a healthcare provider in West Hollywood, CA specializing in surgery of the hand. Lauren trained at Temple University School of Medicine, graduating in 2014. Lauren is also listed as specializing in surgery and student in an organized health care education program. Medicare claims data shows Lauren provided 622 services to 522 patients. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient', and new patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (310) 423-9331
- Email not available
Practice Locations
8700 BEVERLY BLVD
West Hollywood, CA 90048
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
622 services · 522 patients · 10 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial removal of breast | Procedure | 19301 |
31 | More often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery | Procedure | 38900 |
17 | As often as other peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | Procedure | 38525 |
17 | As often as other peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Removal of growth of breast identified by x-ray marker, first growth | Procedure | 19125 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Measurement of lymphedema extracellular fluid | Treatment | 93702 |
34 | As often as other peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
209 | More than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
204 | More than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more | Office visit | 99205 |
43 | More often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
33 | More often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
23 | Less often than most peers in Surgery of the Hand |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Related specialists at this location 8
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Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other surgery of the hands in West Hollywood 7
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Temple University School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2014 at Temple University School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Partial removal of breast 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What is Dr. Destefano's specialty?
Dr. Destefano is a surgery of the hand in West Hollywood, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. Destefano?
Dr. Destefano is listed at 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. Destefano?
The number on file is (310) 423-9331. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
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What is the NPI for Dr. Destefano?
Dr. Destefano's National Provider Identifier is 1710390513. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Destefano's medical education?
Dr. Destefano attended Temple University School of Medicine, graduating in 2014. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Destefano have?
Dr. Destefano has 12 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2014, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. Destefano known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Destefano performs procedures including partial removal of breast, imaging of lymph nodes during surgery and biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm; provides treatments such as measurement of lymphedema extracellular fluid, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Destefano's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Destefano. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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